vertical garden

American  

[vur-ti-kuhl gahr-dn] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl ˈgɑr dn /

noun

1. a garden in which the plants are supported to grow along vertical, often tiered surfaces, especially fences, posts, trellises, and walls, rather than along the ground.

   Our first vertical garden, on part of an old barn door, yielded 18 bushels of summer squash.

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Other Word Forms

• vertical gardening
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vertical garden

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

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vertical garden

And he has a lush vertical garden by his desk to prove it.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

Hundreds of balloons were twisted and “planted” in different shapes and sizes to create a vertical garden.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022

A wooden ranch with solar panels, a vertical garden, a well, and a large building to the side that he calls a garage.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2022

Outside, a vertical garden rises above the roofline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2019

Ultimately, Harris said he wants to find a building in the city where he can create a vertical garden in about 10,000 square feet.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2017